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PBS Western Reserve • At-A-Glance

Key: M=Monday; T=Tuesday; W=Wednesday; TH=Thursday; F=Friday; S=Saturday; SU=Sunday; M-F=Monday through Friday; PMT=preempted

Airtimes of one-time-only specials are indicated by day and date; ongoing series by day-of-week only. Dates that a series is preempted (PMT) are indicated in parentheses.

October 2025

Art and Antiques

Antiques Roadshow
8p M; 9p M (PMT 10/27); 1a T; 2a T (PMT 10/28); 2p M-F

Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century
9p F 10/17; 2a S 10/18

Art & Science Collide
10p F 10/17; 3a S 10/18

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
10p F 10/10; 3a S 10/11

The Best of the Joy of Painting
9a S

Craft in America
8a S

Painting and Travel with Roger and Sarah Bansemer
9:30a S

Poetry in America
12:30a F

The Travelling Auctioneers
Noon SU (begins 10/5); 4a M (begins 10/6); 4p W (begins 10/8)

Biography

American Experience, Kissinger
9p 10/27-10/28; 2a 10/28-10/29

American Masters, Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined
2p SU 10/5

American Masters, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
9p T 10/14; 2a W 10/15; 2p SU 10/19

Beyond the Bolex
3a W 10/22

Blue: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue
5p S 10/4

Dante: Inferno to Paradise
2p SU (begins 10/26)

Independent Lens, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
11p SU 10/12

Ken Nordine: Video for the Ear
9:30p S 10/18; 1:30a SU 10/19

Lafayette: The Lost Hero
5p SU 10/26

Business and Finance

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
12:30a TH 

Children’s Programming

Alma’s Way
12:30p M-F (PMT 10/28)

Arthur
6a M-F (PMT 10/30); 6:30a SU & S

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House
10:30a F 10/17; 6a T 10/21; noon T 10/28; 6a F 10/31

Carl the Collector
8:30a M-F

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween!
11:30a W 10/8; 10:30a M 10/20; 1p W 10/29; 6a TH 10/30

Curious Crew
8:30a SU

Cyberchase
8a SU

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
9a M-F (PMT 10/29)

Donkey Hodie
11a M-F (PMT 10/16, 10/17 & 10/20)

Elinor Wonders Why
Noon M-F (PMT 10/8 & 10/28)

Lyla in the Loop
8a M-F

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
6a SU & S

Molly of Denali
1p M-F (PMT 10/22 & 10/29)

More Childhood, Please
7p 10/12

Odd Squad
6:30a M-F (PMT 10/21, 10/30 & 10/31)

Pinkalicious & Peterrific
11:30a M-F (PMT 10/8 & 10/16)

Rosie’s Rules
9:30a M-F (PMT 10/29)

Sesame Street
10a M-F

Weather Hunters
7:30a SU-S (PMT 10/31)

Wild Kratts
7a SU-S

Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures
11a TH 10/16; 1p W 10/22; 9a W 10/29; 7a F 10/31

Work It Out Wombats!
10:30a M-F (PMT 10/17 & 10/20)

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
1:30p M-F (PMT 10/22 & 10/29)

Cooking

America’s Heartland
4:30p TH (begins 10/9)

America’s Test Kitchen
4p S

America the Bountiful
4:30p TH (ends 10/2)

Baking with Julia
3:30p F (ends 10/10)

A Chef’s Life
4:30p M

Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
3:30p F (begins 10/17)

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3p M; 11a S

Ciao Italia
10:30a S (ends 10/18)

Cook’s Country
4:30p F

Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy
3p F

French Magnolia Cooks
3p S (begins 10/25)

The Great American Recipe
2p S

In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs
3:30p S

Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana
4p M (ends 10/13)

Maria’s Portuguese Table
3p S (ends 10/18)

My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
3:30p M

New Scandinavian Cooking
4p F

Pati’s Mexican Table
10a S

Sara’s Weeknight Meals
10:30a S (begins 10/25)

Taste of Malaysia with Martin Yan
4p M (begins 10/20)

Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom
4:30p S

Drama

Brian and Maggie
8p SU 10/5-10/12; 1a M 10/6-10/13

Death in Paradise
10p TH; 3a F; 5p W

Father Brown
7p SU (begins 10/19); 5p M (begins 10/20)

The First Lady
9p S (begins 10/25); 1a SU (begins 10/26)

Madame Blanc Mysteries
8p S (begins 10/25); midnight SU (begins 10/26)

Masterpiece, Around the World in 80 Days
5p M (PMT 10/6)(ends 10/13)

Masterpiece, The Gold
10p SU (begins 10/5); 3a M (begins 10/6)

Masterpiece, Grantchester
5p T

Masterpiece, Maigret
9p SU (begins 10/5); 2a M (begins 10/6); 5p TH (begins 10/9)

Masterpiece, The Marlow Murder Club
5p TH (ends 10/2)

Masterpiece, Miss Austen
8p SU (begins 10/19); 1a M (begins 10/20)

Midsomer Murders
8-9:30p S (ends 10/18); midnight-1:30a SU (ends 10/19)

My Life Is Murder
9p TH (begins 10/2); 2a F (begins 10/3)

Turn: Washington’s Spies
8p TH (ends 10/30); 1a & 5p F (ends 10/31)

Health and Wellness

Classical Stretch: By Essentrics
5:30a S (begins 10/11)

Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr
5a S

Healing Yoga: Yoga for Real People
5:30a S (ends 10/4)

Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein
12:30a M (begins 10/6)

History

American Experience, Hard Hat Riot
2a W 10/1

American Experience, Kissinger
9p 10/27-10/28; 2a 10/28-10/29

The American Revolution: An Inside Look
3:30a W 10/1; 7p S 10/5; 9p T 10/7; 2a W 10/8; 5p S 10/11; 10:30p M 10/27; 3:30a T 10/28

Brian and Maggie
8p SU 10/5-10/12; 1a M 10/6-10/13

Exhumed: A History of Zombies
10p F 10/31

Finding Your Roots
8p T (begins 10/7); 1a W (begins 10/8)

The First Lady
9p S (begins 10/25); 1a SU (begins 10/26)

Gods of Tennis
4p SU (begins 10/5) (ends 10/19)

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator
5p SU (begins 10/5) (ends 10/19)

Lafayette: The Lost Hero
5p SU 10/26

My Grandparents’ War
5p S (begins 10/18)

The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor
10p M (ends 10/6); 3a T (ends 10/7); 1p S (ends 10/11)

Secrets of the Dead
10p W (begins 10/8); 3a TH (begins 10/9); 9a SU (begins 10/12)

Turn: Washington’s Spies
8p TH (ends 10/30); 1a & 5p F (ends 10/31)

Home and Garden

Ask This Old House
Noon S; 10:30a SU; 3:30p T

J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
4:30p W (ends 10/1)

Legacy List with Matt Paxton
6:30p S (ends 10/18)

MotorWeek
12:30p S; 11:30a SU; 4:30p T

Radical Restoration
4p T

This Old House
11:30a S; 10a SU; 3p T

Music and Performance

Austin City Limits
11p S; 3a SU

Great Performances, The Magic of Grace Bumbry
9p F 10/3; 2a S 10/4

King of Them All: The Story of King Records
9p F 10/10; 2a S 10/11

The Lawrence Welk Show
7p S

My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
9:30p S (ends 10/11); 1:30a SU (ends 10/12)

Next at the Kennedy Center, Let My Children Hear Mingus
10p F 10/3; 3a S 10/4

Southern Songwriters with Patrick Davis
4a SU (begins 10/5)

Studio C Sessions
10:30p S; 2:30a SU

The World According to Polka
8:30p F (ends 10/31); 1:30a & 10p S; 2a SU

The World According to Polka Halloween Spook-Tacular
10:30p F 10/24; 3:30a & 6:30p S 10/25; 9:30p F 10/31

The World According to Polka Live Pledge Event
9p F 10/24; 2a S 10/25

Nature

Big Cats 24/7
8p W (ends 10/8); 1a TH (ends 10/9)

Life from Above
5a SU (begins 10/5)

Nature
8p W (begins 10/15); 1a TH (begins 10/16)

Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan
10p W (ends 10/1); 3a TH (ends 10/2); 9a SU (ends 10/5)

News and Public Affairs

Amanpour and Company
11p M-F (PMT 10/7 & 10/21); 11:30p T 10/7; 4a T-S

BBC News
6p & 6:30p M-F; midnight T-S (PMT 10/8)

Breaking the Deadlock
9p T 10/21; 2a W 10/22; 4p SU 10/26

Cajundome City
3a W 10/8

Canada Files
12:30a T

Democracy Now!
5a T-F

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
6:30p SU

Forum 360
5 & 5:30p M 10/6

Frontline, Born Poor
10p T 10/7

Frontline, The Rise of RFK
10p T 10/21

Getting Dot Older
4p TH (begins 10/16)

Groundbreakers
2p SU 10/12

Independent Lens, Ratified
11p SU 10/26

Native America
5a M (begins 10/6) (ends 10/27)

PBS News Hour
7p M-F

PBS News Weekend
6p S & SU

POV
11p SU 10/5 & 10/19

The State of Ohio
12:30a S

Story in the Public Square
12:30a W

Washington Week with The Atlantic
8p F; 1a S

Regional Productions

Around Akron with Blue Green
4p W 10/1

City Centric
10p T 10/28; 3:30a W 10/29; 9p F 10/31

Forum 360
5 & 5:30p M 10/6

Ken Nordine: Video for the Ear
9:30p S 10/18; 1:30a SU 10/19

Let’s Read Together: Laying the Foundation for Lifelong Learning
1a W 10/1

Great Lakes Now
11a SU

Studio C Sessions
10:30p S; 2:30a SU

The World According to Polka
8:30p F (ends 10/31); 1:30a & 10p S; 2a SU

Science and Technology

Einstein and Hawking: Masters of Our Universe
10p M 10/13-10/20; 3a T 10/14-10/21; 1p S 10/18-10/25

Independent Lens, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
11p SU 10/12

Nova
9p W; 2a TH

Sewing and Crafts

Fit 2 Stitch
3p TH

It’s Sew Easy
3:30p TH 

Travel and Adventure

America the Bountiful
4:30p TH (ends 10/2)

Around Akron with Blue Green
4p W 10/1

Epic Train Journeys from Above
1p SU (begins 10/5)

The Good Road
4p TH (ends 10/9)

Help! We Bought a Village
3p W